The presence of an active radar popping up was a surprise to Brigadier General Prakash Bhosle. Standing in an NBC protected field tent at the Pernambues area of Salvador Brig. Gen. Bhosle already had a couple of scores of seriously infected soldiers who were evacuated to the warships of Task Force Jhansi. After these early few who had ventured into the near dead city without protective gear had come down with biological agents, the remaining troops had donned their NBC gear in a hurry. As the T150 Main Battle Tanks and the Armored Personnel Carriers of the Fifth Marine Division across the bay region the Cochin Expeditionary Force had changed orientation from an invading army to a disaster relief force. It was apparent that any semblance of governance is extinct in the continent. Seeing the putrid piles of corpses strewn haphazardly all over a once booming town, it seemed that a population to govern was extinct too. However chances are there would be isolated pockets of extremely lucky people who would form the basis of a whole new society and those people had to protected from scavengers from across the world.
It seemed that some of those very same lucky persons had revealed themselves. The radar signal seemed to originate from the locales of a military base thought to be abandoned and unmanned some kilometers outside of Salvador. Perhaps at least some living souls could be savaged from this hell. Brig. Gen. Bhosle immediately ordered one of his battalions in the vicinity to make way towards the military base, to secure it and to offer relief to the beleaguered souls in there.
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With the combat action that they were being promised non existent the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 5th Marine Division had been tasked to move towards the city of Feira de Santana. The First Brigade is assigned with the task to securing the land till the city of Petrolina and the third Battalion is currently in the lead of the columns. Conducting their flag march from Camacari along the BR324 the battalion is led by its BTR99s configured for engineer operations since most of the roads and pathways were filled with rubble and overgrowth. As the core group of the Battalion's heavy vehicles kept to the main roads the GAL Blackhawks assigned to the battalion were flying further inner scouting for any human inhabitation along the areas. Wherever settlements are seen The BRDM6s and Axes would scout for any living humans. For places further inroad the Blackhawks would land and do the recon with their own infantry squads.
It was then that the Lieutenant Colonel commanding the Battalion received the orders from Brig. Gen. Bhosle. Quickly discussing his new orders with the other Battalion commanders of the Brigade and the Brigade commander, Lt Col Pyotr Shevchenko ordered his battalion to change course towards the former HAE Imperial military base. As the ground units swerved off the BR324 highway towards the base the ten GAL Blackhawks and five Piranha attack helicopters raced off to do the recce. While feeds were starting to come from the scores of S-RECO surveillance and reconnaissance UAVs that were launched all over the region the past few days the reconnaissance net was still not fully secure.
The Blackhawks would approach the military base from the south, the lead Blackhawk with its radar active and painting the military base with a mega horn on the helicopter announcing these words.
"Imperial soldiers of Holy American Empire, this is the Royal Cochin Army speaking. We are here to assist you. We request your officers to come out and open your facility for inspection. You are being offered food and medical supplies. Please cooperate with us."
As the Blackhawk circled around the military base waiting for human presence its sensors were working to trace any amount of NBC agents present in the atmosphere. The other Blackhawks would take station a few hundred meters away with the Piranhas providing defensive overwatch. Some of the Blackhawks would disgorge its combat infantry who donned in their protective NBC gear would first test the soil for contaminants and then proceed towards the gates. The 4 squads of soldiers, 32 in all would approach barrels down to give a non hostile impression but the safeties are off. Private Bayanchur Bagha looked apprehensively at the massive doors of the military base but was even more apprehensive about the funeral pall of silence that surrounded the region. Belatedly he realized that there was no sounds even from the countryside.
It seemed that some of those very same lucky persons had revealed themselves. The radar signal seemed to originate from the locales of a military base thought to be abandoned and unmanned some kilometers outside of Salvador. Perhaps at least some living souls could be savaged from this hell. Brig. Gen. Bhosle immediately ordered one of his battalions in the vicinity to make way towards the military base, to secure it and to offer relief to the beleaguered souls in there.
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With the combat action that they were being promised non existent the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 5th Marine Division had been tasked to move towards the city of Feira de Santana. The First Brigade is assigned with the task to securing the land till the city of Petrolina and the third Battalion is currently in the lead of the columns. Conducting their flag march from Camacari along the BR324 the battalion is led by its BTR99s configured for engineer operations since most of the roads and pathways were filled with rubble and overgrowth. As the core group of the Battalion's heavy vehicles kept to the main roads the GAL Blackhawks assigned to the battalion were flying further inner scouting for any human inhabitation along the areas. Wherever settlements are seen The BRDM6s and Axes would scout for any living humans. For places further inroad the Blackhawks would land and do the recon with their own infantry squads.
It was then that the Lieutenant Colonel commanding the Battalion received the orders from Brig. Gen. Bhosle. Quickly discussing his new orders with the other Battalion commanders of the Brigade and the Brigade commander, Lt Col Pyotr Shevchenko ordered his battalion to change course towards the former HAE Imperial military base. As the ground units swerved off the BR324 highway towards the base the ten GAL Blackhawks and five Piranha attack helicopters raced off to do the recce. While feeds were starting to come from the scores of S-RECO surveillance and reconnaissance UAVs that were launched all over the region the past few days the reconnaissance net was still not fully secure.
The Blackhawks would approach the military base from the south, the lead Blackhawk with its radar active and painting the military base with a mega horn on the helicopter announcing these words.
"Imperial soldiers of Holy American Empire, this is the Royal Cochin Army speaking. We are here to assist you. We request your officers to come out and open your facility for inspection. You are being offered food and medical supplies. Please cooperate with us."
As the Blackhawk circled around the military base waiting for human presence its sensors were working to trace any amount of NBC agents present in the atmosphere. The other Blackhawks would take station a few hundred meters away with the Piranhas providing defensive overwatch. Some of the Blackhawks would disgorge its combat infantry who donned in their protective NBC gear would first test the soil for contaminants and then proceed towards the gates. The 4 squads of soldiers, 32 in all would approach barrels down to give a non hostile impression but the safeties are off. Private Bayanchur Bagha looked apprehensively at the massive doors of the military base but was even more apprehensive about the funeral pall of silence that surrounded the region. Belatedly he realized that there was no sounds even from the countryside.
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